[Remote] Member of Technical Staff, Financial Infrastructure
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. The Member of Technical Staff will contribute to the technical direction of the infrastructure services platform, collaborate with experienced engineers, and help build critical systems for digital asset custody and trading.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain infrastructure that powers digital asset custody, trading, staking, and settlement for enterprise financial institutions
- Contribute to virtual accounting layers, API integrations, and multi-tenant platform architectures with guidance from senior engineers
- Write clear, concise, tested code and participate in code reviews to improve engineering practices
- Build understanding of security, reliability, and testing best practices in a regulated environment
- Take ownership of the full lifecycle of features—from development through deployment—with increasing autonomy over time
- Apply problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues, document technical improvements, and contribute to solutions
- Contribute to cross-functional projects and collaborate with adjacent teams to deliver on platform goals
- Participate in on-call rotation to provide product support for the software and infrastructure the team owns
- Understand how Anchorage's company priorities relate to your area of work and clearly communicate the 'why' behind the work
- Work closely with compliance, legal, and security teams to understand regulatory requirements affecting the platform
- Participate in the hiring process through referrals, conducting interviews, or attending recruiting events
- Communicate clearly and proactively share updates that impact colleagues, managers, and leads
- Contribute actively to team discussions and problem-solving efforts
- Collaborate with your team and adjacent teams to solve problems, and assist or teach other team members when possible
Skills
- 2-5 years of professional experience building backend services and distributed systems
- Experience contributing to customer-facing APIs or multi-tenant platform architectures
- Familiarity with cloud-native microservices (we use GCP, but experience with other cloud providers is sufficient)
- A track record of writing automated tests alongside your features and supporting production systems
- Experience participating in on-call support and incident response for production systems
- Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, systems design)—formal CS degree not required
- A genuine interest in code quality, infrastructure reliability, and security
- The ability to prioritize end-user experience and business value
- Professional experience with C++, Go, or Rust
- Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
- Exposure to ledger systems, virtual accounting layers, or custody infrastructure
- Background in financial services, fintech, or banking-as-a-service platforms
- Experience with system security (authentication, authorization, identity management)
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements for financial institutions (SOC 2, bank examinations, etc.)
- Interest in or exposure to the cryptocurrency or digital assets industry
- You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system
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